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Ebola

What is Ebola?

Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD), is a type of hemorrhagic fever. It is a rare and often deadly disease. It can be caused by several different types of Ebola viruses. There are occasional outbreaks of Ebola, and they mostly occur in Africa.

How does Ebola spread?

Researchers believe that the virus first spreads from an infected animal to a human. Ebola can then spread from human to human through direct contact with:

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  1. Ebola (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is Ebola? Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD), is a type of hemorrhagic fever. It is a rare and often deadly disease. It can be caused by several ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ebola.html - Health Topics
  2. Ebola virus disease 
    Ebola is a severe and often deadly disease caused by a virus. Symptoms include fever, diarrhea, vomiting, bleeding, and often, death. Ebola can occur in humans and other primates (gorillas, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001339.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Ebola Transmission: Can Ebola Spread Through the Air? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    Ebola/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Ebola ... Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/.../faq-20115575?p=1 - External Health Links
  4. Ebola Vaccine Information Statement (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Information you need to know about the Ebola vaccine. Vaccine Information Statements (VISs).
    https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/vis-statements/ebola.html - External Health Links
  5. Hemorrhagic Fevers (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... by four families of viruses. These include the Ebola and Marburg, Lassa fever, and yellow fever viruses. ... Some VHFs cause mild disease, but some, like Ebola or Marburg, cause severe disease and death. VHFs ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hemorrhagicfevers.html - Health Topics
  6. Ebola Virus Disease (World Health Organization)  
    WHO fact sheet on Ebola: key facts, definition, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, WHO response.
    https://www.who.int/.../fact-sheets/detail/ebola-virus-disease - External Health Links
  7. Ebola Disease: Prevention and Vaccine (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    ... living in or traveling to a region where Ebola virus is widespread, there are a number of ... preventing the spread of dangerous germs, like the Ebola virus.
    https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/prevention - External Health Links
  8. What is Ebola Disease? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Ebola disease is a rare and deadly disease most commonly affecting people and nonhuman primates (monkeys, gorillas, ... by an infection with one of five known Ebola virus species, four of which can cause disease ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/about.html - External Health Links
  9. Ebola virus (image) 
    Ebola is a deadly disease caused by a virus. The 2014 outbreak has occurred mainly in West ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17160.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Ebola Disease: Transmission (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Scientists think people are initially infected with an ebolavirus through contact with an infected animal, such as a fruit bat or nonhuman primate. This ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/transmission - External Health Links
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